Updated results from election committee see right-wing bloc drop to 58 seats; Gantz claims Netanyahu ordered his party to interfere with tally of so-called double envelope ballots

Largest supermarket chain also restricts purchase of hand sanitizers as manufacturers struggle to keep up; police called in Sydney when knife drawn in toilet paper aisle

Ministry considers restrictions on public transportation, US travel; isolation extended for voters at Tel Aviv coronavirus polling station; elementary school teacher also infected

Foreigners from 5 countries who can't home quarantine in Israel will be barred; no special rules announced for arrivals from US; handshakes advised against, large gatherings banned

As double envelopes are tallied and updated, Likud climbs to 36 and Blue and White up to 33, at expense of Joint List and Shas; results could fluctuate further

Islamic Republic announces 15 new deaths; Friday prayers in major cities canceled amid outbreak; Saudi Arabia bans citizens and residents from performing Muslim pilgrimage

As over 1,000 feared exposed to coronavirus, officials said to want a ban on large events, require self-quarantine for those returning from US, Germany, Spain, other places

After Yair Lapid blundered across a delightful tot at a Tel Aviv polling station, the PM's efficient hierarchy had all the tools, skills and reach to capitalize on it